#rs2600

Please NOTE :- Incorrect Event Pairing ~ The poster displays a plaque for the "East African Safari". Historically, the #31 Ford Capri RS 2600 in this specific blue and yellow livery did not compete in the East African Safari. It famously competed in European rallies, such as the 1971 Rally Wiesbaden.

Please NOTE :- Incorrect Co-Driver - The poster text reads "Walter Röhrl / Herbert Mahler". During the 1971 season (including the Rally Wiesbaden), Walter Röhrl's co-driver for the #31 Capri RS 2600 was actually Hannes Maracek. He did not team up with Herbert Mahler for this vehicle or event.

Rest of the car’s details are accurate ✅. We checked. The 1971 Ford Capri RS2600 was produced by Ford of Germany at the Niehl plant in Cologne, Germany. The high-performance, Kugelfischer fuel-injected Cologne V6 engines were developed in collaboration with Weslake in Britain though.

This is believed to be one of three pre-production examples of the Ford Capri RS2600, a car that would become a legend in its own lifetime after taking on all comers in the European Touring Car Championship and winning the title two years on the trot in 1971 and 1972.

These victories were particularly galling for the likes of BMW and Alfa Romeo, who were fielding cars that, on paper at least, we more technologically advanced than the Capri and should have been winning convincingly.

FAST FACTS

The Ford Capri was originally developed in the late 1960s as a “European Mustang,” it was designed by Philip T. Clark, the man who had done much of the design work for the Ford Mustang and even chosen its name.

In order to keep costs down the Capri was largely based on the mechanical components of the Mk2 Ford Cortina.

The Capri featured a unibody shell with a fastback design and a long hood, with design touches taken directly from the Mustang.

A variety of European Ford engines were offered in the Capri, from the small 1.3 liter Kent inline-4 all the way up to the 3.1 liter Essex V6.

Starring: Ford Capri RS2600 Zakspeed

Starring: Ford Capri RS2600 Zakspeed

Ford Capri RS 2600